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Lingelbach students ‘green up’ school grounds in anticipation of Earth Day
With Earth Day approaching, students at Anna Lane Lingelbach School will spend most of the day “greening up” their school. ...
13 years ago
Planning Commision approves preliminary plans for Kingsley Court
The City Planning Commission got its first formal look Tuesday at a proposal for a new townhouse neighborhood at the site of a notorious ...
13 years ago
One man’s mission to bring soccer back to Germantown
A tall, slender man dressed in sweats decorated with a shield-shaped soccer-themed emblem brushed through the maze-like halls of the Germ ...
13 years ago
Brett Miller, general counsel for the Barnes Foundation, confirmed dead
The office of the Philadelphia Medical Examiner has confirmed to WHYY/NewsWorks that Brett Miller, the general counsel for the Barnes Fou ...
13 years ago
Cumberland County freeholders make department leadership changes
Tuesday’s meeting of the Cumberland County, N.J., freeholders proved interesting. They used the work session to lay off or demote f ...
13 years ago
Sales down but first quarter profit up at Johnson & Johnson
Good news and bad for Johnson & Johnson, whose first quarter financial performance figures have been released.Profit for the quarter ...
13 years ago
Shannon Johnson was scheduled to be executed early Friday morning, but that execution is now on hold. U.S. District Judge Gregory ...
13 years ago
Plans for new Dupont St. homes and a gym in Roxborough to be continued
Two Roxborough-based zoning applications, one for new homes and one for a new gym, came before the Zoning Board of Adjustment Tuesday, bu ...
13 years ago
Staffing shuffle at one school prompts layoffs in Christina School District
More than a dozen Christina School District elementary school teachers are being laid off, the result of a staffing shuffle at Bancroft E ...
13 years ago
Germantown Recovery Community members ‘dream big,’ celebrate inner and outer beauty
Germantown Recovery Community members-turned-models showcased their fashion, hair and makeup at The Recovery Hair Show on Tuesday. The ev ...
13 years ago
Tiny beauty shop offers clients new look and new outlook
With only one sink and two chairs, it may be Philadelphia’s smallest beauty parlor, but it has a very big mission — to improv ...
13 years ago
L&I gets a budget hearing, Temple students dress windows for birds
Good morning, Feeders! Today in City Council, the Planning, Zoning and Historical commissions have budget hearings. So does the De ...
13 years ago
Roxborough’s Statue of Liberty ‘waver’ views tax season as a chance to meet the neighbors
If you live in the Roxborough area, chances are you’re familiar with Tom Humphrey, the friendly Liberty Tax mascot decked out in a ...
13 years ago
Markell urges week of volunteer service
Governor Jack Markell is urging all Delawareans to take part in the third annual Delaware Week of Service this week. The Week ...
13 years ago
Wilmington gets 19th annual Tree City USA designation
Wilmington will be get its 19th consecutive Tree City USA award in a ceremony at Stapler Par ...
13 years ago